Arms Control Today articles from October 2001

Arms Control Today archives from October 2001

Arms Control and the New 'War'.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... As President George W. Bush and congressional leaders have correctly suggested, the response to the devastating attacks on New York and the Pentagon requires unprecedented international cooperation to prevent future outbreaks of terrorism. This...

The End of Unilateralism? Arms Control After September 11.
October 1, 2001... Until a few weeks ago, the actions of George W. Bush's administration in the international arena had demonstrated a marked disdain for multilateralism, particularly in the area of arms control. During his first eight months in office, Bush's...

Guarding Nuclear Reactors and Material From Terrorists and Thieves.
October 1, 2001... For decades the United States has sought international standards to ensure that nuclear facilities and materials are physically protected against theft and sabotage. On September 11, the need for such an initiative became strikingly apparent as...

Non-Proliferation Policy And the War on Terrorism.
October 1, 2001... On September 11, a small group of inflicted the level of death and destruction some feared might result from an attack by terrorists using sophisticated weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The skill of this group lay not in its ability to...

Democrats Withdraw Missile Defense Restrictions.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... SEEKING TO SHOW solidarity with the president after the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, congressional Democrats largely shelved legislative efforts to limit the Bush administration's ballistic missile defense plans....

Russia Sends Conflicting Messages on Missile Defenses.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SENT mixed signals during September about the possible consequences of a unilateral U.S. withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, which prohibits both countries from building nationwide defenses against...

U.S. Outlines Plans for Missile Defense Talks With China.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... IN A SEPTEMBER 4 statement, the White House refuted reports that it plans to consent to Chinese strategic modernization efforts in exchange for muted Chinese opposition to U.S. missile defense plans. Instead, the Bush administration says that...

Bush Waives Nuclear-Related Sanctions on India, Pakistan.(President George W. Bush)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... EXERCISING WAIVER AUTHORITY granted by Congress in 1999, on September 22 President George W. Bush lifted sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan for their 1998 nuclear tests. The president also removed other sanctions related to Pakistan's...

CD Negotiating Session Concludes Without Progress.(UN Conference on Disarmament)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... CONCLUDING ITS THIRD straight year without negotiations, the UN Conference on Disarmament (CD) met July 30-September 14 in Geneva and closed the last third of this year's negotiating session. The current CD president, Ambassador Roberto...

SANCTIONS WAIVED BY PRESIDENT BUSH SEPTEMBER 22, 2001.(Pakistan)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Pakistan Symington Amendment Section 101 of the Arms Export Control Act * Adopted in 1976, prohibits U.S. economic and military assistance to any country delivering or receiving nuclear enrichment equipment, material, or...

SANCTIONS STILL IN FORCE ON PAKISTAN.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Military Coup Sanctions Section 508 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 * Adopted in 1988, prohibits most forms of U.S. economic and military assistance to any country whose elected head of government is deposed by a military coup....

International Reaction to Secret U.S. Bio-Weapons Research Muted.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... RECENT REVELATIONS REGARDING secret U.S. biological weapons research have met with little international reaction despite concerns over whether the programs violate U.S. commitments under the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). The...

Pentagon Tests Missile Defense Booster.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... On August 31, the Pentagon conducted the first flight test of the booster to be used in the proposed U.S. ground-based missile defense system. Boeing, the lead private contractor for the defense system, declared the long-delayed flight a...

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Conference Postponed.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... On September 20, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan postponed a conference on facilitating the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty's (CTBT) entry into force after a majority of states that have ratified the agreement requested the delay. The CTBT bans...

UN Lifts Arms Embargo on Yugoslavia.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Acting to normalize relations between Yugoslavia and the international community further, the UN Security Council unanimously voted September 10 to lift an arms embargo on Yugoslavia. The embargo, passed by the Security Council in March...

NATO Ends Weapons Collection in Macedonia.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... On September 25, one day earlier than planned, NATO Secretary-General George Robertson announced that NATO had exceeded its objective of collecting 3,300 weapons from ethnic Albanian rebels in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. ...

Ottawa Convention States Meet.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... More than 90 countries met September 18-21 in Managua, Nicaragua, to review implementation of a treaty banning the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines (APLs). Despite their success in destroying millions of...

Bill Aims to Lift Nuclear Reductions Restriction.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The fiscal year 2002 defense authorization bill before the Senate contains language that would lift a 1998 restriction effectively barring the president from unilaterally reducing U.S. strategic nuclear forces below START I levels. The...

U.S. and Russian/Soviet Strategic Nuclear Forces.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Since START I entered into force December 5, 1994, the treaty parties have substantially reduced their deployed strategic nuclear forces to comply with treaty limits that they must reach by December 2001. START I will limit the United States...